I used to ride a bunch, did many cross-country trips on two wheels, and honestly feel lucky to have escaped that phase alive and uninjured. It's a fun hobby an

I used to ride a bunch, did many cross-country trips on two wheels, and honestly feel lucky to have escaped that phase alive and uninjured. It's a fun hobby and a uniquely direct interaction with some interesting physics, but I can't recommend anyone do it on public roads shared with vehicles driven by careless/incompetent/inattentive/distracted/tired/drunk/stoned drivers. If you're going to play on two wheels do it off-road or on otherwise closed courses, unless you're looking forward to being crippled, paralyzed, or dead, through no fault of your own.